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“What’s key about 6.5% is it essentially shuts off the refi wave,” said Scott Buchta, head of fixed-income strategy at Brean Capital.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“No country in the Western Hemisphere has ever suffered a blockade that shuts off its primary source of export revenue,” said Francisco Rodriguez, a Venezuelan economist at the University of Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Every night before going to bed, Ela Minus shuts off her phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

George, our safety driver, did not touch the controls once and a big red button, which shuts off the automated system immediately, was not deployed.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

Annabelle shuts off her phone, but it buzzes with emergency.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti



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